The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-23
THE PALMA'S RECEPTION.
IN Event WHICH ECLIPSED 5LL FOR
MEK SOCIAL EVENTS.

fowls OAtucE AZ eHC SOCOuU AHAAUtA
Reception OF the Palma Club.
Society circles hereato1ts had been
agog for weeks, previous to last Monday, in
anticipation of the second annual reception
of the Palma Club. 1t is no wonder, there
fore, that long lines of carriages occupied
either side of Jersey Avenue from $50 to
1880 leaving their precious loads of most
elegantly apparalled ladies and their gallant
escorts in faultless evening attire at the
canopied entrance, and from midnight till
2:3O receiving them back from the sanae
spot and wheeling them in rapid sGccesslcn
to their respective homes. The club house
was, of course, blaze of gaslight FROM eel
lar to garrett and when the 500 prominent
society people who gathered to participate
in the festivities of the evening had arrived
the scene in the ball room was one of I'M
usual brilliancy and splendor. The array
of most exquisite diamonds flashed as if in
defiance. one of the other. Dancing was
commenced at 8 o'clock and waltze succeed
ed lanciers and lanciers waltxs in rapid sue
cession to the strains of the moSt exquisite
music. by Prof Stabb's orchestra.
At times the rooms in which the art
exhibition was were crowded with over
heated bellies who had Just emerged from
the exciting exercises of the ball room, who
enjoyed the grateful breezes of their elabo-
rate fans. Although the EXHIBITION of art
was very fine, it was not desire to gaze on
the valuable paintings that drew the dan
GERS hither. It was the coolest place in the
house. The ladies parlor, too, was r.
freshing relief from the heat of the BAH
room and was literally patronized all the
evening. The spacious billiard hall direct
ly over the ball room, was transported in
to dining hall and the billiard tables
into diningtables for the occasion. Here
O most recherche supper prepared by Mazet-
ii, was served to the guests, who occupied
seats located against the wall all around the
hall, by corps of competent French wait ers
from Cork. Of course, every body didn't go
to supper at once, for if they had the afore-
said corps of French walters from Cork
which the SUNDAY MORNING NEws reporter
took for granted were from Cork, because
he heard somebody say they were I" Cor
kers would have gone out in body.
Again, large as the hall is, it could not ac-
commodate every one at the same time.
Consequently the guests went to the sup
per room on the installment plan. 1t Is
unnecessary to say that when they got
there everybody was satisfied. The bril-
liant success of the event must be wholly
attributed to the efforts of the following
Committee:
Executive. B. Throckmorton, Chair
man; Nelson J. Il. Edge, W. B. Jenkins,
Gen. F. Smith and Frank r Baldwin.
Reception-Wm. Muirheid, Chairman;
Leon Albeit, Jonathan Dixon, Gilbert Col
Inns, E. F. G. Young, q. c. Stimets, n. r.
Vanderbilt, w. d. Edwards, W. A. Dunbar,
j. A. Blair, J. B.Vredenburgh, J. J Toffey,
VIM. B1inkerhoff, w. w. Coffn, w. G.
Fisk. A. Q. Garretson, J. F. MCGEE, M.
Roach, G. II. ONeill, w. E. Pearson, w.
S. Nelson, Col. w. F. Taylor and J. A.
Walker.
Art-W. T. Evans, Col. j. j. McInerny,
Geo. A. yroom, DIR. ]. P. Koontz, D. D.
Fleming, Col. w. P. Roome, Ira Sheppard
son.
Floor-B. L. Young. Chairman; j. D.
Bedle. Jr., j. L. Cohen, Ii. A. Griffin, W.
E. Grattan, G. A. Hearney, w. @. Heppen-
heimer, II. Roster, VIM. A. Van Orden, D.
Crandall, M. II. Carpenter, F. D. Soper,
G. II. Carter, W. F, Albeit. B. r. Bedle,
Lee Condict, d. w. McCrea, James S.
Ogden. Il. s. Bacot, F. Pearson, B. j. Dow
ner, L. j. Lenher, F. L. Clark, A. F. Ber-
beck, W. Il. Berricklo, J. v. Bacot.
House-Jas. Clarke, Chairman; ]. H.
Potts, r. Parmley, B. c. Van Dyke, DIR. F.
@. Barlow, w. Abernethy, W. II. Carrick,
G. L. Carrick, Hudson Clarke, @. N. King,
r. w. Elliott, A. Bennen, l.. v. Booraem,
Geo. Miller, j. f. Mccoy, W. M. Laws, and
F. E. Tilden.
Lack of space forbids the publication
of the more elaborate costumes of
some of the ladies, but is an incon-
troyertible assertion that they were
models of taste, richness, elaborate
ness and expensiveness. Among those
present were: Finance Commissioner Jor-
dan, Mr.. Watson, of the Jersey City Print
ing Company, and wife; State Treasurer
Toffey and wife, Corporation Counsel
Blair, DIR. Carter and wife, DR.. Barlow and
wife, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. T. Evans, Mr..
and Mrs. JohE A. Walker, Mrs. E.
f. @. Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Van Anglen, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. L. Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd, Mr..
and Mrs w. E. Grattan, Miss Post, Miss
Gable, Mr.. and Mrs. Day, the Misses Car
ter, Miss Madeline Holden, Mrs. Maud
Thomas, Miss Parsell, Miss Evans, Miss
Condict, the Misses Pomp, of Easton, Pa,
Miss Remmey, Mr.. and Mrs. Illingsworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bearse, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bearse, Mr.. and Mrs. Schermerhorn,
Mr.. and J. A. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Vroom, Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett, Dr. and
Mrs. Durrie, Dr. and Mrs. Chopper, DIR.
and Mrs. Holcombe, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Alison, Hon.
and Mrs. Charles FL. O'Neill, the Misses
O'Neill, Mr. Geo. Heaney, Mr.. VIM. F.
Albeit and sister, Jerome Cohen and Miss
Holcombe, Mr.. and Mrs. John Menagh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Headden. Mr.. and Mrs. G. 81.
White. Mr. and Mrs VIM. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Linn, Miss Van Tassell, of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke, Mr.. James
Clarke and sister, Hon. j. F. w. Mangels,
the President of the Club. VIM. Muirheid
Senator Brinkerhoff and wife, Mr. Tappan,
President of the Jersey City Athletic Club;
NJ, nnfin Prasidarf Of the Narharah Hlr,h.